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Larry Felton Johnson

@larryfeltonj.bsky.social
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Editor and Publisher of Cobb County Courier, member of LION Publishers, IRE

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Rachel Deering @racheldeering.bsky.social · 23h
Owl of the Day: Crested Owl 📷 Nick Athanas
Photo of owl perched on a branch, description from ebird: ‘Uncommon but unmistakable. Large spectacular owl of humid evergreen forest in tropical lowlands and foothills. Often roosts in pairs at low levels inside the forest, sometimes in rather open situations. Roosting birds often hold their long, bushy white eyebrows flattened, but raise them when alert. At night, favors dense forest canopy. Calling birds can be very difficult to locate. Call is a short, throaty, intensifying growl, typically repeated every 5–10 seconds.’
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 18h
It's increasingly clear to me that Billy McFarland has been secretly in charge of Trump's master plan to renovate and redesign the U.S. capital.
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Melissa Gira Grant @melissagiragrant.com · 22h
the Cornell case should make us question prosecutors and police all the time: the same DA offices discounting college students’ sexual assault cases (the lacking investigations, the disbelief) are happy to jail countless women for far less, day in and day out, when most people aren’t watching
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Between Kristi Noem's homicidal impulses toward dogs and goats, Kash Patel's bestiality policies, and Tommy Tubberville's furry-pilot phobia, this administration has had an ongoing creepy theme involving animals.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 28/09/2026
I’m not sure why Andrew Bailey is leaving the FBI, but we know it’s not for engaging in bestiality.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Peak Trumpian, from Al Jazeera: “They were looking to do big damage to our fort and working with the British worked out great … We had them under view for a long time and we got them,” Trump said while on his way to the President’s Cup golf tournament.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I have no idea whether Trump was directly involved in Elizabeth Holmes's early release, but it would be so on-brand for him. "A pretty white blonde woman convicted of wire fraud. Why is she in prison?"
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I plan to put in writing a list of things I wish young reporters had internalized in their education, to hand to the students who approach me about freelancing. One is when you're interviewing someone, there's no need to be theatrically hard-nosed and aggressive. Be Columbo, not Freddie Lounds.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Determining your cheese preference based on which is not halal is a strong contender for the quintessence of GOP ideology. It's irrelevant to them, no reason for them to think about it at all, but they don't have personalities, they're simple reactionary creatures governed solely by bigotry.
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
"This election is about the threat of trans kids" is the worst possible messaging for Dems yet so many candidates are leaning into it. No voter will flip R->D over it. Low-info voters read this as "you're focused on bullshit that doesn't affect me" while the base reads this as "you're an asshole."
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
If you're a Dem who thinks you'll gain something by going anti-trans, look at Gallup's "most important problem" and Fox News' "most important issue" polling and see where trans issues rank. Whoever told you going anti-trans is a savvy or necessary move spends too much time on X and should be fired.
Gallup polling. "LGBTQ rights" moves between 0 and 1%.Fox news polling. Wokeness/transgender issues at 0%.
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
One in three new car purchases in Europe is now an EV. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 autoigloo.com/europes-ev-s...
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Europe’s EV Share Jumps to 30.5% as Electric-Car Sales Blow Past Forecasts - AutoIgloo
Europe’s electric-car market has shifted from steady growth to a much sharper acceleration. Battery-electric vehicles captured 30.5% of new-car registrations
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Joseph D. Ortiz @earthsciinfo.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Thermal battery deployment is expanding globally, providing cheap heat for HVAC and thermal industrial processes. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
To be honest, Trump probably did a favor to the three news organizations by allowing them to justify pulling reporters from those batshit performative press conferences so they can be used for digging for reliable sources. It's like bemoaning the loss of access to Baghdad Bob.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 17/09/2026
Kash Patel getting grilled about bestiality? Did @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social miss an episode?
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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Well, that escalated quickly 😳
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MAGA Spat Between Far-Right Influencers Bizarrely Devolves Into Argument About Bestiality
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Thesaurus Wrecks 2547 @thesauruswrecks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
What liberal critics get wrong about bestiality.
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The FBI’s new recruits are practicing bestiality the right way. by Ezra Klein
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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 15/09/2026
Sen. Kennedy: "Why would you even get into bestiality?" Patel: "We are not into bestiality, but a lot of these individuals…" Sen. Kennedy: "But you changed the qualifications and mentioned bestiality!"
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Ian Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 15/09/2026
Starting to think Kash might not know what bestiality is
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
My main question about the whole Patel/bestiality thing is: don't these people have any filters or backs-top staff to ask "Do we really want to give political cartoonists and late-night host this kind of gift right before the midterms?"
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Well, now we know a bit more about what Kash Patel's hobbies are when he isn't drinking himself into a stupor.
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David Simon @audacityofdespair.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
If Trump and Hegseth keep waging this war with Iran any better, we're gonna have armed Houthis on the coastline between Galveston and Beaumont and and drones blowing up that-ass big pipeline between Midland and Corpus Christi.
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Dr. Matt Schabath (he/him/his) @mattschabathphd.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
🧪 New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century - Called Tilcayo by local communities, it is part of a group called tiger cats found across much of South America www.reuters.com/business/env...
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New cat species identified in Bolivia, first in over a century
A diminutive wild cat that inhabits Bolivia's cloud forest has been identified as a previously unknown species, marking the first time a new living cat species has been formally named and described ​i...
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm about over Bank of America. I've had continuous accounts beginning with the regional banks they absorbed going back 61 years (beginning with Fulton National Bank) and they refused to certify a document involving an inheritance to my wife, since the accounts were mine, not hers.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I like staying alive but I hate getting old. I've been a pack mule my entire life. Now at 75, because of a not-quite-serious-but-not-trivial aortic aneurysm, I've been told to avoid lifting anything over 20 pounds. I lift things much heavier than that every single day.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Reacher's basic structure is the same as the silent "Perils of Pauline" serials. At the end of each episode there's a dilemma that's impossible to get out of, followed by a deus est machina.
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cavalrygreek @cavalrygreek.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 04/09/2026
We’re 869 days away from hearing, “Actually, the transition team can’t find the silverware.”
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Outlook and Minecraft are the last remaining Microsoft products I still use. Various Linux distributions have been my workstations since 1995, but for some reason I just clung to outlook. For the past two days Microsoft 365 (which has been the version I use) has been insanely unstable.
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 28/08/2026
Happy Nancy Kulp's birthday!
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
I realize that someone bitten or harassed by a marmot might feel differently, but I got a chuckle out of this WSJ article
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Marmots Are Terrorizing California Hikers and Stealing Their Shoes
The cute but destructive rodents are criminal masterminds, easily circumventing humans’ meager defenses.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This is my typical breakfast. Homemade hummus, kalamata olives, cherry tomatoes, and store-bought whole wheat pita. #food #foodsky #cooking 🍜 🍽️
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/08/2026
perfect synopsis of modern Republicanism
Darline Graham: I tripped up on one question last night, regarding Taiwan. I don't speak politician. I was just honest. Of course, Taiwan is our friend. But I think people in South Carolina are more worried about boys in girls sports.
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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 20/08/2026
She is such an asshole.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 15/08/2026
Say what you will about Scott Jennings, while he’s an awful tv personality, he’s a much worse human being.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
I wonder if when Trump declares the Gulf of Hormuz U.S. territory it will become clogged with algae.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Most viewers probably won't agree, but the Sister Boniface Mysteries remind me of the 1960s Avengers series. It's more of a tone thing than a plot comparison. The series is filled with slightly creepy and off-kilter elements (scary dolls, James Bond themes, bizarre harvest festival costumes, etc.)
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I can't help but imagine Trump being secretively whisked away with cans of Dinty Moore beef stew and bags of potato chips piled on top of him.
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Frank Conniff @frankconniff.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Will the airport catering cart be displayed in the Trump Presidential Library?
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
AOC's best campaign ad ever!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/08/2026
Ossoff on Mike Collins: "What he's saying to the people of Georgia is after cutting their healthcare, throwing 300k of them off their health insurance, doubling health insurance premiums for more than 1 mil Georgians, he's then going to take their tax dollars and pay it out to violent criminals."
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
If you want to kill a program, but can't do it outright, give one of your cronies $244 million dollars of the program's money to do nothing. It's the Trump administration's version of the Mafia's no-show job.
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‘Wholly unqualified’: Utah anti-trafficking group shouldn’t have received $244M legal services contract, critic says
The White House awarded a nearly $244M contract to Utah-based Our Rescue, formerly Operation Underground Railroad, to coordinate legal representation for immigrant kids. A critic says they're "wholly ...
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
"The Albania project in Zvernec has drawn a larger popular backlash. A video showing the Kushner-backed group’s private guards punching a local villager and dragging him across a beach sparked large daily protests in Tirana"
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The Suspected Gangster Causing Headaches for Kushner’s Albania Deal
Villagers say they warned Trump’s son-in-law their beachfront land was stolen by Artur Shehu, who now faces drug-related charges, which he denies.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The WSJ is running another "live" spot stating the Trump administration announced it is nearing a deal with Iran. Al Jazeera, a much more reliable source of info than the administration, wrote that no talks are going on. This Lucy-and-the-football idiocy is still moving stock prices, though.
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Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
If your politics require children to die quietly overseas so stock prices stay calm, your politics are garbage.
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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I see white men. Many many white men.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
“The U.S. used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali, and Russia, isolated. And the world no longer listens to it” -- social media post from the French mission to the U.N.
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Larry Felton Johnson @larryfeltonj.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Interesting video short from NYT about the state of the oil shipping lanes.
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Video: The Iran War Just Put Another Key Oil Route at Risk
Attacks in the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran war have led Saudi Arabia to rely on an alternative route for exporting oil. Our reporter Rebecca F. Elliott explains how that route is now threatened b...
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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
It's fun watch Bari Weiss grasping her way to figuring out what journalism is through her hires at 60 Minutes. Is it when you ask a prominent person a question and nod? Is it when you make sure that something Benny Johnson said on Twitter makes it into a reported story despite it not being true?
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